This week’s edition of the NBA Rookie Ladder breaks down some numbers on this year’s top rookies. Can you believe it has been a month already? Through four weeks of the NBA season the rookie class has shown us many things. First, they displayed some great on-court performances. Next, they put us on notice for
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The Thunder were up 23 points on the Spurs. Instead of celebrating a big win, they dropped below .500 and added another close loss to their tally. This is not where the Thunder were supposed to be. After a summer when everything appeared to go right — coming out of nowhere to land Paul George,
Dwight Howard is a Hall-of-Famer having a solid year for the Charlotte Hornets. But you still probably don’t want him shooting jumpers. Dwight Howard in his 14th NBA season, closing in on 1,000 career games 35,000 career minutes. I think it’s safe to say we’re past the point were an evolution in skill is coming.
DENVER, CO – OCTOBER 23: Paul Millsap FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy basketball lineup – November 17, 2017 by Jeremy Lambert Josh Kaufman interview: The Voice winner heads Home for the Holidays by Brittany Frederick After boasting a high-powered offense last year, the Nuggets and their fans were expecting the fireworks to continue in 2017-18. But
Between the surprise success of Kyle Kuzma, and the early shooting struggles of Lonzo Ball, it’s easy to get distracted from the progress that Brandon Ingram is making in his second year in the league. In Wednesday’s loss to the Sixers, Ingram scored a career-high 26 points, and looked like the potential All-Star Lakers fans
Here are five things that you may have missed this week in the NBA. While other sports have a “silly season”, so does the NBA. However, “silly season” is the entire year. There’s not one-point in the year where everything becomes fun, there’s never a dull moment around the association. The NBA is entertainment at
Gordon Hayward is back in the TD Garden for the first time and getting the adulation of the fans as the Boston Celtics take on the Golden State Warriors. The Boston Celtics are taking on the Golden State Warriors in what is an early-season matchup of the two best teams in the NBA. And, dare
On Opening Night, barely more than five game minutes into the season’s beginning, all eyes were on the 2017-18 Boston Celtics. Unfortunately for coach Brad Stevens and company, it was for all the wrong reasons. Prized free agent acquisition Gordon Hayward — a man whose half-court heave fell three inches away from leading Stevens’ Butler
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 18: Robert Covington Charles Barkley made an amazing Iron Bowl bet with Alabama QB Jalen Hurts by Jack Jorgensen Nick Saban has a vendetta against ripped jeans, cracks himself up by Thomas Wheaton Sixers forward Robert Covington is expected to sign a four-year contract extension on Friday. According to Shams Charania,
The NYPD has announced new, heavily-armed anti-terror patrols for Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center. The New York Police Department will roll out new security measures at New York’s sports venues, with heavily-armed police units set to patrol Madison Square Garden and the Barclays Center during Knicks, Rangers, Nets, and Islanders games and other
The Timberwolves have matched up against the Utah Jazz twice already in the 2017-18 season. Following the first game, my Twitter timeline was full of longing and wistful sentiments pleading for the return of Ricky Rubio to the Twin Cities. I can’t say this caught me by surprise. Ricky was loved in Minneapolis. From the
The Toronto Raptors made their choice this past summer — invest heavily in Kyle Lowry and Serge Ibaka, but not for too many years. Both are paid very well but their contracts expire concurrently in 2020, along with DeMar DeRozan (assuming he opts out to get one last big contract at age 30) and Jonas
After an extended absence with a knee issue, Chris Paul is expected to return the Houston Rockets lineup soon. One of the biggest moves of the NBA offseason came when the Houston Rockets traded for Chris Paul, and thus paired him with James Harden to form a superstar backcourt duo. But Paul has been out
BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 12: Al Horford No more punishment needed for the ‘UCLA Three’ by Joseph Nardone Carey Price injury update: Timetable lengthened by Brad Berreman Wipe the crumbly remnants of that powdered sugar donut from your unkempt beard and buckle up for the latest episode of Fastbreak Breakfast. Life in the NBA can
Welcome to Triple-Double Watch, a weekly check-in on everyone’s favorite arbitrary milestone of round, base-ten numbers. We’re officially a month into the season. Over the last seven days, Eric Bledsoe got traded to Milwaukee; the Celtics can’t lose; LeBron James threw inadvertent(?) shade at Frank Ntilikina and, to the sheer delight of the New York faithful, the
The Knicks built a huge lead against Cleveland, accumulating a 23 point lead in the second half, then blew it in classic Knicks fashion. New York has had an incredible start to the season. Thirteen games in and New York is above .500, Porzingis is putting up MVP-level numbers, and teams are starting to respect
The Portland Trail Blazers will host the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Here is how to watch this Northwest Division rivalry game online. There are nine NBA games on tap for your enjoyment on Monday night. One of those games will be between Northwest Division rivals in the Denver Nuggets (8-5) and the Portland Trail
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 11: Metta World Peace Sadio Mane’s injury setback is a concern for Jurgen Klopp by Thomas Wheaton Oscar De La Hoya secretly training, hopes for a fight his Conor Mcgregor by Nicole Bosco Ron Artest a.k.a. Metta World Peace will be a part of the BIG3 league next season. The
LeBron James likes Mavs rookie Dennis Smith, and continues to hold a grudge against Phil Jackson. Dallas Mavericks rookie Dennis Smith Jr., “should be a Knick,” according to LeBron James. James made that pronouncement after the Cavaliers’ hard-fought win over Smith and the Mavericks in Dallas on Saturday, saying, “The Knicks passed on a really
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 5: Kristaps Porzingis #6 and Frank Ntilikina #11 of the New York Knicks high five during the game against the Indiana Pacers on November 5, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – OCTOBER 21: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz with his teammates stand for the National Anthem before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on October 21, 2017 at vivint.SmartHome Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or
D’Angelo Russell has been the Brooklyn Nets best player so far this season, but they’ll have to do without him for a while. After winning just 20 games last season, the Brooklyn Nets are a respectable 5-8 so far this season. D’Angelo Russell has been the team’s best player thus far, averaging 20.9 points, 5.7 assists
LeBron James is a shrewd human. In fact, James is so shrewd, he was able to dupe many of us eight years ago today. Please consider the following annotation from Nov. 12, 2009. The Cleveland Cavaliers had just defeated the Miami Heat 111–104. Of course, J.J. Hickson led the team in plus-minus that night. Meanwhile,
BOSTON, MA – NOVEMBER 10: Marcus Morris #13 and Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics high five during the game against the Charlotte Hornets on November 10, 2017 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting
SAN ANTONIO, TX – OCTOBER 8: Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets shoots the ball against the San Antonio Spurs during the preseason game on October 8, 2017 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is
Jaren Jackson Jr. helped lead a strong defensive effort against the North Florida Ospreys as the Michigan State Spartans rolled to an easy win in their first game of the season. Jackson Jr., the 6-foot-11-inch power forward out of Indiana, finished his first collegiate game with 13 points, 13 rebounds, 4 blocks, 3 assists and
Friday night was the beginning of the 2017-18 NCAA basketball season and with that we were treated to the debut of several members of this year’s freshmen class. Among those to take the court was Mohamed Bamba of Texas. Bamba is a New York native who took a serious look at attending a few Ivy
The Duke Blue Devils have the top recruiting class in the nation and they rolled out all potential one-and-done freshmen alongside senior Grayson Allen in their home opener against the Elon Phoenix. As expected, the Blue Devils ran away with a 97-68 win, but we still got an opportunity to make some initial assessments of
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK- OCTOBER 19: Russell Westbrook Conor McGregor slaps commissioner at Bellator 187 in Dublin by Mikael Shamsie Larry Lien is the 2017 FanSided Fan of the Year by Shea Corrigan Usually, it is one player that commits a lane violation. Last night, a whole team committed a lane violation as Mason Plumlee was
After playing very little, Josh Smith is already done with the New Orleans Pelicans. Once upon a time, Josh Smith was a promising young player with the Atlanta Hawks. He earned a second team All-Defensive selection as a 24-year old in 2010, but his NBA career felt like a lot of unfulfilled potential in pretty
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